Pie-rack.



No. 682,907. Patented Sept. 17, mm. i U A. o. BOHEM.

PIE BACK.

(Application filed Jan. 22, 1901.

(No Model.)

Jg j pmfayazokm UNITED STATES ANTHONY O. BOHEM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO PATENT OFFicE.

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PIE-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 682,907, dated September 17, 1901. I Application filed January 22 1901- Serial No. 44,286. iNo model-l I To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANTHONY O. BOHEM, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pie-Racks, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to pie-racks in which a number of pies may be supported within a frame 01' casin g completely inclosed by wirenetting, so as to prevent the access of flies and other-insects thereto, but which may be readily removed when desired.

The invention relates particularly to that class of pie-racks in which a wire-covered frame or casingis employed, made in two parts, one of which is secured to a fixed or stationary support and the other of which is rotatably mounted thereon, the invention residing particularly in the means for mounting and supporting the rotating member of the casing.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be set forth in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a top plan view illustrative of my invention, showing the casing closed. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same with the casing open. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2, showing the casing in the act of being closed.

Like reference-numerals indicatelike parts in the different views.

The ring 1, constituting the base of myimproved pie-rack, is preferably constructed from a hoop of sheet metal, having its ends rigidly secured together. Secured to the opposite sides of the hoop 1 and lying in the plane of the upper edge of said hoop is a diametrically-disposed plate or bar 2, to which is secured the stationary member 3 of the eas- Zsing. The said stationarymember 3 is semicylindrical in form, being made up of the semicircular bottom 4, secured to the plate or bar 2 and located slightly above the same. The space between the center of the bar 2 and one end of the bottom 4 is inclosed by a web 5 of suitable material. This web may .fe'rence;

be made from solder or lead applied to the space between the bar 2 and the bottom 4 in a plastic or molten condition and afterward allowed to harden. The said web serves as a stop and also as a means for preventing the terior of the casingpas will hereinafter appear. To the bottom 4 of the stationary part 3 of the casingare secured the uprights 6, 7, and 8, connected at their upper ends by a entrance of flies or other insects into the insemicircular impe rfo'rate top 9. The uprights 6 and 8 are located at diametrically opposite ends of the top 9 and bottom 4, whereas the upright 7 is connected to said top and bottom at an intermediate point. The stationary part 3 of the casing is completed, by a coverin g 10,of wire-nettin g, perforated sheet metal,

or other like material, the same beingseoured to the outer curved edges of the top 9 andbottom 4 and also connected with the up rights 6 and 8.

Located within the stationary part 3 of the .casing are the shelves or'pie-supports 11, each .being preferably constructed of stiff wire, as

shown, the same being connected at their outer ends to the uprights 6 and 8 and at intermediate points to the uprightZ. The said shelves are bent, as shown, so as to form the "curved intermediate supporting portions 12,

which are unitedly greater than a semicircle, this construction being provided so as to support the pie-pans which are placed thereon throughout more than one-half their circum- The rotating part 13 of the casing, which in reality serves as a cover for the casing, consistsof a semicircular imperforate bottom 14', a semicircular imperforate top 15,the uprights 16 and 17, connecting, the top 15 and bottom 14at diametrically opposite points, and the sheet 18 of wire-netting, perforated sheet metal, or other like material connecting the uprights 16 and 17 and secured to the outer curved edges of the bottom 14 and top 15. The bottom 14 is located between the plate or bar 2 and the bottom 4 of the stationary member and is pivoted at its central point to the center of said plate or bar 2. The top 15 is located above the top 9 of the stationary member and is pivoted at its central pointto the central point of said top 9. The rotating part 13 therefore surrounds and is adapted to completely embrace thestationary part. The dimensions of the rotating part, therefore, are slightly greater than the corresponding dimensions of the stationary part. While the bottom 14 of the rotating member is pivoted to the plate or bar 2 at its central point, i

the same moves upon and issupported by the upper edge of the annular base 1. The said base serves, therefore, as a rail upon which the rotating part 13 is supported and adapted to move. When the two parts of the casing are in their closed positions, the edge of the bottom 14 of the rotating part abuts against the edge of the Web 5, which connects the bottom 4 of the stationary part to the bar or plate 2. The casing is thereby completely closed, and the entrance of flies or otherinsects into the interior thereof is efiectually prevented. When the rotating part 13 is turned to its open or closed position, it strikes against the web 5,and said web therefore serves as a stop for limiting the movements of the rotating part 13 in both directions. To more edectually complete the closure between the two parts of the device, the bottom 14 of the I'O'.

tating part is formed with a projecting flange 'or bar connecting the opposite sides of said base and lying in the same plane with the upper edge thereof, of a casing in which the pies are supported, made in two semicylindrical parts, one of which is stationary, and the other of which is adapted to rotate, the stationary part being secured to said base with its bottom located slightly above the upper surface of said plate or bar, and the rotating part having its bottom pivoted to said plate or bar, located between said plate or bar and the bottom of said stationary part ing in which the pies are supported, the said casing being made up of two semicylindrical parts, one of which is stationary and the other of which is adapted to rotate, the stationary part having a semicircular imperforate bottom, a semicircular top, uprights connecting said bottom and top, and a sheet of openwork material secured to said uprights and to the edges of saidbottomand top, the said bottom being secured tosaid horizontal plate or bar and located slightly above the same, a web constituting a stop and closing the space between said plate or bar and'said bottom on one side ofthe center of said plate or bar, and the rotatable part consisting of a semicircular imperforate bottom pivoted at its central point to said horizontal bar, located between said bar and the bottom of said stationary part and supported and movableupon the upper edge of said base, a semicircular imperforate top located above and pivoted at its central point to the center of the top of said stationary part, uprights connecting the bottom and top of said rotatable part, and the sheet of open-work material connecting the latter uprights and secured to the edges of said bottom and top, the edge of the bottom of said rotatable part adapted to abut against said web, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- 

